Study on the mechanical properties, environmental effect, degradation characteristics and ionizing radiation effect on silk reinforced polypropylene/natural rubber composites

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1587-1596

  Shubhra, Quazi T H ^a   Alam, A K M M ^b   Khan, Mubarak A ^b   Saha, M ^a   Saha, Dipti ^a   Gafur, M A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DHAKA   (Bangladesh)

^b INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^c BANGLADESH COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH BCSIR   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

B. Hardness; B. Mechanical properties

Indexed keywords

B. HARDNESS; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; BENDING MODULI; COMPOSITE DECREASE; DEGRADATION CHARACTERISTICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS; GAMMA RADIATION; NATURAL RUBBERS; NATURAL SILK; RUBBER COMPOSITE; TENSILE MODULI;

BENDING STRENGTH; COMPRESSION MOLDING; DEGRADATION; HARDNESS; IMPACT STRENGTH; IONIZING RADIATION; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RUBBER; SILK; TENSILE STRENGTH;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

BEND STRENGTH; COMPRESSION MOLDING; DEGRADATION; HARDNESS; IMPACT STRENGTH; IONIZING RADIATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PLASTICS; REINFORCEMENT; RUBBER; SILK; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 77957132576     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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